Tomentella ferruginea (Pers.) Pat.
(a resupinate fungus)

Interactions where Tomentella ferruginea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed wood Major [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella ferruginea/Tomentella ferrugineaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody may be found on dead, decayed debris Rare Juncus rushes Poales: Juncaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella ferruginea/Tomentella ferrugineaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus/Juncusrushesdead, decayeddebrisRare

Interactions where Tomentella ferruginea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by crowded, subiculate perithecium Melanospora caprina an ascomycete Melanosporales: Ceratostomataceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora caprina/Melanospora caprinaan ascomycetecrowded, subiculateperithecium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae/Tomentella ferruginea/Tomentella ferrugineaa resupinate fungusfruitbody crowded, subiculate perithecium parasitises fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Tomentella ferruginea (a resupinate fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tomentella ferruginea (a resupinate fungus) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTomentella ferruginea (a resupinate fungus)
GenusTomentella (a genus of mycorrhizal resupinate fungi)
FamilyTHELEPHORACEAE (a family of basidiomycete fungi)
OrderTHELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tomentella ferruginea (a resupinate fungus)

Tomentella ferruginea (a resupinate fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tomentella ferruginea (a resupinate fungus):

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